council house

英 [ˈkaʊnsl haʊs]

美 [ˈkaʊnsl haʊs]

n.  地方政府出租住房(或公寓)

牛津词典

noun

• 地方政府出租住房（或公寓）
  a house or flat rented from the local council

柯林斯词典

• (英国的)地方政府出租住房，地方政府廉租房
  In Britain, acouncil houseis a house that is owned by a local council and that people can rent at a low cost.

双语例句

• Just look at his most prominent jobs initiative, his jobs and Competitiveness Council, which will meet with him at the White House this month.
  看看他最得意的就业刺激举措吧，也就是本月即将与他碰面的就业与竞争力委员会（JobsandCompetitivenessCouncil）。
• Council of States a member of the US House of Representatives.
  联邦国家众议院的成员。
• "At the Council board he was taciturn; and in the House of Lords he never opened his lips"( Macaulay).
  “在众议院他沉默寡言；在参议院中他从不开口”：（麦考莱）。
• He had persuaded the local council to lease him a house.
  他已说服当地市政委员会出租一幢房子给他。
• The Council condemned the old house.
  议会宣告这间旧房报废了。
• He's ailed ever since he went up to the Council house.
  他自从搬进市建住宅后就病了。
• For three years, there's been a running fight between the Tory and Labour members of the Housing Committee about raising council house rents.
  3年来，住房供给委员会的保守党成员和工党成员就提高社团房租事宜互相进行了追击战。
• He was recently appointed by President Obama to be part of the Council of the White House Office of Faith-based and Community Partnerships.
  最近，奥巴马总统任命他，到白宫信仰社区合作办公室，委员会任职。
• He lives in a Council house.
  他住的是政府公屋。
• The minority group has accused the Council of racism in their allocation of Council house.
  少数民族团体指控市政会在分配房子问题上有种族主义。